Militant killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam, mobile net services suspended

A militant was killed on early Wednesday morning after a gunfight broke out between security forces and holed-up militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.

After receiving specific information about the presence of militants in Kulgam district's Tazipora village on Tuesday evening, security forces including Rashtriya Rifles (RR), special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) carried out a cordon and search operation.

"The cordon and search operation was started late yesterday evening [Tuesday]. As the security forces came close to the house where the militants were hiding, they fired triggering an encounter which is going on, at present," police sources said.

Heavy firing exchanges were going on between holed-up militants and the security forces, reports said.

As a precautionary measure, authorities have suspended mobile Internet services in Kulgam district.

Meanwhile in Jammu, two suspected Pakistan spies were arrested while they were shooting videos and taking photographs outside an Army camp.

The two persons were handed over to the police and being questioned. While one of them is from Kathua, the other hails from Doda, the officials said.

Officials said an army patrol noticed the two moving suspiciously at Parmandal Morh near Ratnuchak Military Station and kept a close watch on them.

They were seen taking pictures and videographing the military station and were immediately taken into custody for questioning, the officials said.

They said their mobile phones were scanned during which it came to light that they were in regular contact with some persons in Pakistan and had also shared some videos with them a few hours before their arrest.

(with agencies inputs)

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